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package org.springframework.context;
/**
* Interface to be implemented by any object that wishes to be notified
* of the MessageSource (typically the ApplicationContext) that it runs in.
*
* <p>Note that the MessageSource can usually also be passed on as bean
* reference (to arbitrary bean properties or constructor arguments), because
* it is defined as bean with name "messageSource" in the application context.
*
* @author Juergen Hoeller
* @since 1.1.1
* @see ApplicationContextAware
*/
public interface MessageSourceAware {
/**
* Set the MessageSource that this object runs in.
* <p>Invoked after population of normal bean properties but before an init
* callback like InitializingBean's afterPropertiesSet or a custom init-method.
* Invoked before ApplicationContextAware's setApplicationContext.
* @param messageSource message sourceto be used by this object
*/
void setMessageSource(MessageSource messageSource);
}